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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Watts Clever? This is!
This “clever” 6-way powerboard from
Jaycar is designed to automatically turn
on and off ancillary devices when a
main device is turned on or off – eg, a
PVR, DVD player, cable receiver,
amplifier, etc, when the TV set is
turned on. If each extra device took
5-10W on standby, you could save
$$$ in wasted electricity over time.
A “control” socket takes the main
device; four “auto” sockets handle
the ancillaries and an “always”
socket is powered whenever power is applied to the
powerboard. The slave sockets come on about 2-3
seconds after the “control” appliance has been turned
on. When the control appliance is turned off, the slave
sockets turn off about 9 -10 seconds afterwards.
It has a 10A total rating so should handle most domestic
applications. We envisage these could also be very handy
for the workshop or
Contact:
service bench.
Catalog number is Jaycar Electronics
MS-4081, currently (All stores and website sales)
on sale for $24.95 Tel: 1800 022 888
Website: www.jaycar.com.au
(was $39.95).
SAF Tehnika’s 2-40GHz
“Spectrum Compact”
Looking for a compact measurement
solution for the 2-40GHz licensed microwave frequency bands? Here is a range
of five powerful, ultra light, handheld
Spectrum Analysers, designed specifically for outdoor use by network and microwave radio engineers
performing equipment installation or data gathering for siteplanning purposes and a variety of other challenging situations.
They feature internal data logging, while the SMA connector
allows the units to
Contact:
integrate with any
Clarke & Severn Electronics
antenna or waveguide
4/8A Kookaburra Rd, Hornsby NSW 2077
system. No laptop
Tel: (02) 9482 1944
or other equipment
Website: www.clarke.com.au
is required on site.
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Is it a programmable
relay? Is it a PLC?
The SG2 Series from Teco Westinghouse offers the capability of a
small PLC with the price of a programmable relay. They feature various I/O configurations of isolated
digital inputs, transistor and relay
outputs, analog inputs and expandable I/O modules. This intelligent
relay will control almost all discrete systems.
Some models have a 4x16 character LCD screen and keypad
for operator feedback and control. Five buttons on the front
allow the operator to easily view and change variables in the
program.
Functions include timers, high-speed counters, PWM, PID
loops, real time clock with summer/winter change, password
protection and heaps of other goodies, while some models
come with a built-in RS485 Modbus RTU port, which can
operate in master or slave mode allowing communication to
other peripherals such
as host computers, Contact:
PLCs etc.
Ocean Controls Pty Ltd
P r i c e s s t a r t a t PO Box 2191, Seaford BC, VIC 3198
$149.95+GST for the Tel: (03) 9782 5882
SG2-12HR-D
Website: www.oceancontrols.com.au
NiCd/NiMH Charger kit
is cheap & easy-to-build
This ‘intelligent’ NiCd/NiMH
Battery Charger from Shapely
Designs is suitable for automatically charging a
wide range of batteries for many
applications.
It was designed for high
current and rapid
charge applications
such as cordless power
tools and model racing cars.
These battery packs are expensive
and can be difficult to purchase. This
charger uses the cell manufacturer’s recommended charge
method to safely and quickly charge batteries.
You add a suitable power supply – various options
are available, from a completely pre-assembled PCB
at $50.00 (you supply the case, etc) right through to a
bare PCB (you construct from your own components).
A pre-programmed PIC is also available for $15.00, or full
code listing for you to program
your own PIC (1612F615-I/
Contact:
SN) is on the website, along
Shapely Design
with details of the options
Website: www.shapely.asia
available.
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